because /mbr resets the master boot record to what msdos/windows wants it to be, which is linux-free. so he'll have to go through re-installing grub through a fc rescue session. but he's having trouble reading the disk, not just booting from it. it doesn't sound like this is a boot loader problem but either hardware failure or drive errors. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe(theWordy)Philbrook" <jtwdyp@xxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 22:45:01 +0000 (UTC) To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Fedora mount a corrupted Win Fat32 (vfat) file system > Ummnn: What besides needing to make and test a boot disk 1st, makes this > such "bad juju"?? I don't know that this would WORK. But I don't see how it > can mess up the kinux install. I mean all you have to do is boot from a > floppy, and rerun lilo, or whatever you do to fix a grub loader... > Right??? > > > -- > | ~^~ ~^~ > | <?> <?> Joe (theWordy) Philbrook > | ^ J(tWdy)P > | \___/ <<jtwdyp@xxxxxxxx>> > > It would appear that on Apr 5, duncan brown did say: > > > this is bad juju. you don't want to ruin your fedora/linux install because your fat is muffed. i'd highly recommend against following this advice. > > > > have you tried the dd idea yet? > > > > > > On Mon, 2004-04-05 at 15:05, Guolin Cheng wrote: > > > Off a dos floppy with the dos fdisk try to mount c:\. If you can, then > > > try scandisk. If you can't mount c:\ then fdisk \mbr. > > > This will overwrite the MBR I.E. Grub/lilo. > > > -- > > > jludwig <wralphie@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Time will end all my troubles, but I don't always approve of Time's methods. +( duncan brown +( duncanbrown@xxxxxxxxx +( http://www.linuxadvocate.net
